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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Graves v. State 1 Ind. 368 1849 0 Indiana
Sibley v. Maria 2 Fla. 553 1849 0 Dispute over Directing an Estate on Conditions Supreme Court of FL
Strain v. Wright 7 Ga. 568 1849 0 Slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Sam v. State 21 Miss. 189 1849 1 Mississippi
Grayson v. Commonwealth 47 Va. 712 1849 0 First-degree murder General Ct. of VA
Couley v. State 12 Mo. 462 1849 1 Missouri
Forkner v. Stuart 47 Va. 197 1849 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Peatross v. M'Laughlin 47 Va. 64 1849 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Keaton v. Banks 32 N.C. 381 1849 0 Judgments North Carolina
Bentley v. Cummins 9 Ark. 487 1849 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Waters v. Howard 8 Gill 262 1849 0 Maryland
M'Kenzie v. Macon 46 Va. 379 1849 0 Action to enjoin the sale of slaves SC of Appeals VA
Candee v. Lord 2 N.Y. 268 1849 1 New York
Robinson v. State 12 Mo. 592 1849 1 Missouri
Fletcher v. Ashley 47 Va. 332 1849 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Payne v. Bruton 10 Ark. 53 1849 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
State v. Dowd 19 Conn. 388 1849 1 Connecticut
Pence v. Huston's ex'ors 47 Va. 304 1849 1 Virginia
Wright v. Ross 2 Greene 266 1849 0 Iowa
Sneed v. Town 9 Ark. 535 1849 1 Arkansas